Chris Lytle Received Locker Room Bonus For UFC 116 Submission

At the conclusion of the action-packed UFC 116 card earlier this month many people believed that Chris Lytle’s straight armbar + triangle choke submission on Matt Brown was going to be awarded the ‘Submission Of The Night’ award.

It then turned out that the $75,000 bonus had in fact went to Brock Lesnar for his unexpected arm triangle choke on Shane Carwin in the main event of the evening.

UFC president Dana White did however reassure the media gathered at the post-fight press conference that due to the quality of the fights on show that evening, that several fighters would be awarded extra ‘locker-room’ bonuses.

Today Lytle’s manager Ken Pavia confirmed to MMAWeekly that Lytle had indeed been the recipient of such a bonus.

“The bonus of the night was $75,000. [The bonus Chris Ltyle was given] wasn’t near that, but it was still significant,” Pavia says. “It was more than a mere token, so we’re very happy about that. They took care of him, they gave him a nice chunk.

Ross launched the fightofthenight.com site in 2009 as a way to channel his passion for the sport of mixed martial arts. He's since penned countless news stories and live fight reports along with dozens of feature articles as the lead writer for the site, reaching millions of fans in the process.

About

Fightofthenight.com is a site dedicated to bringing you the best in Mixed Martial Arts coverage with a particular focus on the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) as well as covering other leading organizations such as Bellator Fighting Championships.Along with covering the latest news stories and event results from the world of MMA on a daily basis, the main focus of the site is to provide quality, in-depth articles, insight and opinion on the major talking points in this ever evolving sport.